The district's proposal would also install new playground surfaces at all schools and create a free-standing classroom suite for special-needs students ages 18 to 21. Those students currently are served in the high school.

Among other changes at the stadium, the plan calls for a turf field, a new six-lane track, upgraded lighting and an improved public-address system. The athletic complex also would add a second multi-sport turf field and workers would reconfigure existing softball fields.

The stadium would include a 1,500-seat grandstand, a press box and "a one-story building with team rooms, rest rooms, and concessions," according to the district's website.

The football field would be reoriented to be parallel with Newton Lake Drive, rather than perpendicular.

According to the district, the "deteriorating" stadium needs repairs that could cost up to $1.4 million. If voters reject the proposal, school officials say that money would have to come from other programs and the district's capital reserve.

It contends the turf fields could be used more frequently than a grass field, but acknowledges each would also have replacement costs of $600,000 to $700,000 every 10 years.